Flexible pocket receptacle



3L 11953 1; w F, n-mm/ Y E FLEXIBLE: POCKET RECEPTACLE Filed 00%.. 1.1,1945 INVENTOR Aoamr I? HARVEY BY Wi ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 31, 1950 EDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLEXIBLE POCKET RECEPTA'GLE Robert P. Harvey, Longmeadow/Mass *assignorto .Buxton, Incorporated, Springfield, .Masa, .a corporation ofMassachusetts Application October 11, 1945, SeriaTNo. 621,822

2 Claims.

nomical in the use of materials.

Other and further objects w ll be made apparent in the followingspecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front view of a billfold-purse combination illustrating oneembodiment of the invention, the purse being closed;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the purseopen;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the billfold with the purse removed;

Fig. 4 is a generally perspective view of the purse removed from thebillfold;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional View substantially on line 55 of Fig.2;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2 but showing a modified form;

Fig. 7 is a general perspective View of a purse illustrating analternative embodiment of the invention; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevational View showing the purse of Fig. 7secured to the billfold.

Referring to the drawings, I generally indicates a billfold having endsections 2 and 3 foldable one on the other about a central line of foldin the manner common to billfolds.

One end section such as 3 is provided on its inner face with a pockethaving an outer wall member t. The billfold may be constructed in anyusual or desired manner and take any usual or desired form whichincludes the outer pocket wall t.

Preferably, and as best indicated in Fig. 3, the pocket 5 formed betweenmember 4 and the adjacent billfold wall member 6 is open at the top andone end.

A purse generally indicated at I is adapted to be seated in the pocket5. The purse comprises a rear wall 8 and a front wall 9 havingsubstantially the height and length dimensions of pocket 5 so that thepurse will fit in the pocket. Preferably the end of the purse which ispositioned as shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

purse.

of a snap fastener positioned to engage with the at the open end ofpocket '4, when the purse is seated "in the pocket, 'is provided with agusset member H]. r

The rear wall of the "purse is extended to form closure flap 1! 'andthefront wall of the purse is extended to form a flap I2 which when the"purseis seated in the pocket 5 of the 'billfold folds over the upperedgeof pocket member 4 The end or tip of the flap l2 isforrned with alock-tab portion it which is adapted to be interlockedin a slot or cut Mformed 'in pocket member 4 to hold the purse in the pocket as shown inFigs. 2 and 5.

When the purse is 'tobe used apart from the billfold lock-tab 13 isinterlocked in a slot or cut '15, formed in the front wall 9 of thepurse to hold the flap I2 flatly against the body of the Flap i2 isprovided with one element it other element l s'i 'of the snap fastenerwhich is carried by the closure flap II to secure the purse closed, whenlock-tab I3 is engaged in either slot 14 or IE.

While I have shown a snap fastener as the closure means it will beunderstood that any suitable type of fastener may be employed. Also ifdesired slot It in pocket member 4 may be replaced by a strap [8 (Fig.6) beneath which the lock-tab I3 engages, or any other suitable form offastener elements may be used for the purpose.

In Figs. 7 and 8 is shown an alternative embodiment of the invention inwhich the fastener element 16 is carried by the purse wall 9 and pocketmember 4 is provided with an aperture l9 through which the fastenerelements it and I! may engage when the purse is seated in the pocket.Flap I2 is folded over the upper edge of pocket member 4 as previouslydescribed and is provided with lock tabs 20 which interlock in slots 2|formed in member 4 at each side of aperture IS, the flap being cut awaybetween the tabs 26 as indicated at 22 to clear the aperture l9 andfastener element Hi. When the purse is used apart from the billfoldlock-tabs 20 may be engaged in slots 23 formed in wall 9 of the purse asshown in Fig. 7.

It will be seen that in each of the forms described the pu-rse may bereleased from the billfold by detaching the lock-tabs 13 or 20 from thepocket wall 4 and that this may be accomplished without distunbing thecontents of the purse. The degree of interlocking of the tabs in thewall member need not be great as the parts tend to lie flatly againsteach other. As is clear from Fig. 5

the flap I2 closes the opening between the front :wall of the purse andpocket member 4 along the upper edge of the latter so that there is nodanger of coins being misdirected into that space when the purse isattached to the billfold.

As between the two forms described the first is preferred since aflatter, thinner fastener device may be used for the purse closure andit is more easily and economically manufactured, since the operation ofpunching the opening I9 is avoided as well as the care required toproperly register such opening with the fasteners l6 and I1.

I claim:

1. A purse-billfold combination in which the purse is removably held ina, pocket of the billfold, the front wall of the purse being providedwith a flap extending from the upper edge thereof and folded downwardlyover the upper edge of the outer wall of said pocket when the purse isseated therein, a fastener element carried by said flap, a secondfastener element carried by the pocket wall and engageable by the firstnamed fastener element to releasably hold the purse in the pocket, l3,third fastener element carried by the front wall of the purse andengageable by said first named fastener element when the :purSe isremoved from the pocket to releasably hold said flap to the front wallof the purse, a purse closure flap extending from the upper edge of therear wall of the purse and foldable over said first flap, a fourthfastener element carried :by said closure flap and a fifth fastenerelement carried by said first flap, said fourth and fifth fastenerelements being engageable to releasably hold the purse closed when thefirst named fastener element is engaged with either said second or saidthird fastener elements.

2. A purse-billfold combination in which the purse is removably held ina pocket of the billfold, a flap member extending from the upper v edgeof the front wall member of the purse and folded downwardly over theupper edge of the outer wall member of said pocket when the purse isseated therein, a tab extending from the free edge of said flap member,the outer wall member of said pocket being formed with an opening inwhich said tab is engageable to releasably hold the purse in the pocket,the front wall member of the purse being formed with an opening in whichsaid tab is engageable when the purse is removed from the .pocket toreleasably hold said flap member against the front wall member of the:purse, a purse closure flap extending from the upp r edge of the rearwall of the purse and foldable r over said flap member, andinterengageable fastener elements carried respectively by said closurefiap and one of said members, said elements being engageable toreleasably hold the purse closed when said tab is engaged in either ofsaid openings.

ROBERT P. HARVEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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